bombshell
English
noun
Definitions
- A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact.
- (figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
- (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; sex symbol.
Etymology
Compound from English bomb + English shell.
Origin
English
shell
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Musselshell English
- aerobomb English
- aeroshell English
- antibomb English
- backshell English
- bandshell English
- barrel bomb English
- bodyshell English
- bomb English
- bomb calorimeter English
- bomb cyclone English
- bombable English
- bomber English
- bombie English
- bombless English
- bomblet English
- bomblike English
- bombload English
- bombmaker English
- bombmaking English
- bombogenesis English
- bombproof English
- bombsies English
- bombsight English
- bombsite English
- bombworthy English
- candlebomb English
- clamshell English
- cockleshell English
- deshell English
- divebomb English
- dumb bomb English
- eggshell English
- enshell English
- f-bomb English
- firebomb English
- googlebomb English
- greasebomb English
- gutbomb English
- hardshell English
- headshell English
- hydrobomb English
- inshell English
- intershell English
- isomer bomb English
- kidneyshell English
- lava bomb English
- microbomb English
- microshell English
- multishell English
- n-bomb English
- nanoshell English
- nonshell English
- nutshell English
- papershell English
- photobomb English
- powerbomb English
- s-bomb English
- seashell English
- shell English
- shell suit English
- shell-less English
- shell-like English
- shellable English
- shellac English
- shellback English
- shellbag English
- shellbark English
- shellcode English
- sheller English
- shellfire English
- shellfish English
- shellfisherman English
- shellflower English
- shellheap English
- shellless English
- shellpad English
- shellproof English
- shelltoe English
- shelltoed English
- shelltoes English
- shellwork English
- shelly English
- shotshell English
- slitshell English
- snailshell English
- softshell English
- stinkbomb English
- subshell English
- superbomb English
- supershell English
- tarbomb English
- topshell English
- tortoiseshell English
- undershell English
- unshell English
- waterbomb English
- bombe French
- シェル Japanese
- ボム Japanese
- schelle Middle English
- बम Hindi
- บอมบ์ Thai
- หอยเชลล์ Thai
- selak Cebuano
- boma Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bomber Norman
- ဗုံး Burmese
- bomu Swahili
- ibhomu Zulu
- baam̧ Marshallese
- bomb
- shell
- bomber
- f-bomb
- n-bomb
- shelly
- s-bomb
- bombie
- inshell
- gutbomb
- sheller
- enshell
- shellac
- tarbomb
- deshell
- unshell
- bomblet
- aerobomb
- topshell
- bombload
- nonshell
- eggshell
- seashell
- bombsite
- shellbag
- antibomb
- bombsies
- firebomb
- bomblike
- subshell
- shellpad
- bombless
- divebomb
- nutshell
- shelltoe
- bombable
- superbomb
- shellbark
- waterbomb
- stinkbomb
- bandshell
- shotshell
- shellheap
- powerbomb
- shellwork
- hydrobomb
- bombmaker
- shellable
- dumb bomb
- microbomb
- slitshell
- bodyshell
- nanoshell
- shelltoed
- hardshell
- headshell
- shelltoes
- aeroshell
- backshell
- lava bomb
- photobomb
- softshell
- shellback
- shellfish
- shellless
- bombproof
- shellcode
- shellfire
- clamshell
- bombsight
- undershell
- shell-less
- intershell
- multishell
- shell-like
- shellproof
- supershell
- bombmaking
- snailshell
- candlebomb
- greasebomb
- microshell
- bombworthy
- papershell
- shell suit
- googlebomb
- isomer bomb
- Musselshell
- shellflower
- cockleshell
- barrel bomb
- kidneyshell
- bomb cyclone
- bombogenesis
- tortoiseshell
- shellfisherman
- bomb calorimeter